If you are reading this, you may have thought you might like to make money speaking professionally (if you are not already a professional speaker). However, even the busiest speaker can only speak at so many engagements. How can you leverage your time and content? Below are some ideas. I’d love to hear some of your ideas, too! How can you leverage your time and content as a speaker?
Print out 1-page pdf: Beyond Keynotes and Breakouts checklist
| Trading Time for Money | ||||
| Keynotes | ||||
| Breakouts | ||||
| Workshops | ||||
| Coaching | ||||
| Consulting | ||||
| Sponsored Speaker | ||||
| Seminar Company Speaker | ||||
| Facilitation | ||||
| Emcee | ||||
| Teaching a live class | ||||
| Public Seminars | ||||
| Joint Venture Event | ||||
| Cruise Ship Speaking | ||||
| Leverage time building content for virtual consumption | ||||
| Blog | ||||
| Newsletter–build a list you can sell to! | ||||
| Reports—free for subscribers | ||||
| Articles | ||||
| Interviews (of self or others) | ||||
| Social Media (connect before/after, too) | ||||
| Webinars | ||||
| Teleseminars | ||||
| mp3’s (audio files) | ||||
| Leverage time building content into products | ||||
| Books* | ||||
| DVD’s | ||||
| CD’s | ||||
| Workbooks | ||||
| Educational Materials | ||||
| Other products | ||||
| Leverage time with other people | ||||
| Licensing content | ||||
| Franchising Content | ||||
| Training programs | ||||
| “System” | ||||
*books can be included in your speaker fee to give greater perceived value, to send to decision-makers,to offer for sale at an engagement (back-of-the-room sales), to sell online, to provide as an incentive for public seminars and more
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